Apollonius (without hearing him).
"He asked me to accompany him, that he might serve as interpreter."
Damis. "But thou didst reply that all languages were familiar to thee, and that thou couldst divine all thoughts. Then I kissed the hem of thy mantle, and proceeded to walk behind thee."
Apollonius. "After Ctesiphon, we entered upon the territory of Babylon."
Damis. "And the Satrap cried aloud on beholding a man so pale."
Anthony (aside).
"What signifies this?..."
Apollonius. "The king received me standing, near a throne of silver, in a hall constellated with stars; from the cupola hung suspended by invisible threads four great birds of gold, with wings extended."
Anthony (dreamily).
"Can there be such things in the world?"